For those moments when black & white won't do.

May 2010

May 30, 2010

Inspiration: I post much less photos in color than in black and white. Apart from my obsession with black and white photography, I have high expectations of a color photograph. I love it when a scene fills the photograph with so much color that it almost pops off the screen! In this series, my expectations have been met. Indeed, I was lucky to have walked into Washington Square Park just in time to photograph an artist painting this woman's body in vibrant hues for a photo-shoot. While I love the portrait shots, the second to last and last photos stand out for me. Why? The nonchalance. The insouciance. The blase attitude. Second to last photo: "Yeah - I am semi-nude and being painted from head to toe in the middle of Manhattan, but honestly, I've gotta send a text right now. No problem. Keep painting. It's all good." Last photo: The look on the face of the woman on the far right as she puffs on her cigarette: "What's the fuss. That's not so hard." Priceless.

May 9, 2010

Inspiration: I've photographed him before. But today, at Bryant Park, I learned that his name is Wendell. He makes all of his patchwork gowns, jackets and headdresses by hand. Interestingly, Wendell is aware of the trends, including the renewed interest in cut-outs. He created a detachable piece on the back of his jacket to give him a more "conservative" look and an "exposed" look. Sometimes he wears his jacket facing forward in a typical fashion. At other times, he dons the jacket backwards, to "add a twist". It doesn't take much to see that Wendell loves fashion and the camera. He strode along an imaginary catwalk, stopped, posed and then ran over to check the photos.

I know that you probably will not see this, but thanks for a great photo shoot, Wendell. I cannot wait to see your next creation.